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Facebook patent would turn your mic on to analyze how you watch ads(arstechnica.com)
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Why Goldman Sachs Is Lending to the Middle Class(bloomberg.com)
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Lyft Valuation Hits $15B with Boost from Fidelity(bloomberg.com)
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Intel’s Interim CEO Tells Staff He Doesn’t Want the Job(bloomberg.com)
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Trump Signals He Favors Mnuchin’s Path to Shield Technology from China(bloomberg.com)
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Abbott to match student loan payments with 401(k) contribution(bloomberg.com)
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by jsoc815 8y ago
Can anyone speak to the significance of Chinese ($) investment in US tech? Would restrictions really be that big a deal, or is should they be more so understood as political posturing and playing to a base? Thanks.
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Amazon’s favorite poaching ground for senior executives is Microsoft(cnbc.com)
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Trade advisor Navarro says no plans for investment restrictions on China(cnbc.com)
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Amazon Workers Facing Firing Can Appeal to a Jury of Their Co-Workers(bloomberg.com)
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> Under the plan, the White House would use one of the most significant legal measures available to declare China’s investment in U.S. companies involved in technologies such as new-energy vehicles, robotics and aerospace a threat... Ca
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U.S. Plans Curbs on Chinese Investment, Citing Security Risks(bloomberg.com)
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by jsoc815 8y ago
10 years if working for in public service or an approved non-profit agency and the amount forgiven is not counted as taxable income . However, there is currently at least one lawsuit pending because the gov't is trying to talk its way
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by jsoc815 8y ago
> So, millenials voting for Obama were wrong? Hi, unfortunately, yes. I, like many others, wrote to him [and a few notable Democrat and Republican Senators who publicly champion(ed)] SL reform. My letter actually had supporting facts,
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by jsoc815 8y ago
Thanks. And yes, this whole thing requires a bit of finagling, which I think unfortunate. I advise couples w/ debt to rethink formal marriage because of how tax laws are structured. Same goes for those who are married; strategic divorc
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by jsoc815 8y ago
1) Sorry to read about your situation. 2) Please see my comment below about getting yourself on an "income-based repayment plan," if you aren't already on one. 3) Believe it or not, student loan debt is dischargable, though
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by jsoc815 8y ago
> You may want to look into deferring or forbearing your student loans Politely, no, do not do that. Instead look at enrolling in an "income-driven repayment plan." [1] With this, even if your required payment is $0, you wi
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Ginni Rometty and Wes Bush: 'Skills gap' requires updated education system(cnbc.com)
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McKinsey's Gary Pinkus on the Future of Work (Bloomberg) [video](youtube.com)
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> Why has this company not made their loyal worker whole? IMO because the generally demonstrated position of the labor force is that companies do not have to (which I hate, to be clear). IMO, employees buy into the employer/owner-
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by jsoc815 8y ago
There are many moving parts to this case and the issue(s) it concerns. Highly recommend people read (about) the following book by Jerome Karabel: The Chosen: The Hidden History of Admission and Exclusion At Harvard, Yale, And Princeton . W
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Bitcoin Could Break the Internet, Central Bank Overseer Says(bloomberg.com)
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> UBI is a compelling way to get lots of people out of that "gotta" hole Right, can you say more about why this is "compelling"? What I'm pointing out is that the 'savvy' business people will likely vie
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Amazon’s Clever Machines Are Moving from the Warehouse to Headquarters(bloomberg.com)
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This is correct. And to add more clarity about the oft-cited labor shortage, I was at an event where the President of the Minneapolis Fed talked about how when he asked employers when the best of times was w/respect to hiring, their re
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by jsoc815 8y ago
While I like your spirit, personal experience tells me that this is a great way to get fired/laid-off/marginalized, etc... Even if the managers like your idea and follow through with it 1) the friends of the lower-level managers t
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I've always suspected as much. Thanks for the insight. Will be sharing your comment w/a friend who is considering a stint in consulting.
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Let's finish that thought process, roll out UBI... I've never quite understood how UBI fixes the 'problem'. Can you (someone) explain why current prices wouldn't simply adjust to reflect the introduction of the &#
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“The economy is already at full employment.” I'm not sure that's actually true. Yes, the govt. reported "official" unemployment number is 3.8% or whatever. BUT... Upvoted your post. You are correct to be skeptical here
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For those interested in the full context in which the comment was made, a video of the event is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnXLEaAJqno I was in attendance and it is worth noting that Bernanke did not ta

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